Late last year the Grand Floridian Villas opened as
a new Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resort adjacent to the already
popular Grand Floridian. Yesterday I had a chance to explore one of
the rooms within the resort where my friend is staying and was
amazed at the amount of details and fun finds within the resort.

Next week on Fun Find Friday we will be exploring
the rooms, but this week we need to set up the lobby area since the
lobby and the rooms go hand in hand with one another. The Grand
Floridian is an elegant resort that is practically perfect in every
way, much like everyone's favorite nanny. Due to this, the Grand
Floridian Villas are themed around Mary Poppins and the story begins
to unfold right away in the lobby.

The first item is also the most noticeable one. In
the center of the lobby area, guests can find a fountain featuring
the penguins that served Mary and Bert in the Jolly Holiday sequence
of the film. While the film only features four penguins, our
fountain here features seven:

While the fountain will bring a smile to your face,
the nods hiding behind the fountain will delight any Mary Poppins'
fans heart. With the elevators being located directly behind the
fountain, guests can find stained glass on the left and right side
of the elevator entryway. Keeping with the Jolly Holiday theme, the
pictures depicted here feature glass versions of the animated
backgrounds found during the famous scene of the film:

The final nod to the film that we will be taking a
look at today is easily my favorite. While the elevators themselves
don't appear to be anything spectacular, the arrow which shows which
floor the elevator is currently on is the most clever of the fun
finds in this area. If you recall in the film, Mary Poppins is
hardly ever without her umbrella which features a parrot head for
the handle. Well, take a look at the elevator to be truly blown away
(pun intended):

Next week we will be exploring the rooms of the
resort which truly show the resort is worthy of it's practically
perfect place on Disney property!